Conflicts Analyst, AmLaw100 (REMOTE)

Plona Partners; New Jersey; On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Plona Partners is seeking a Conflicts Analyst to support risk management and client intake processes in New Jersey. You will review requests, perform research, and analyze potential conflicts arising from affiliates and corporate relationships, delivering clear summaries for review by attorneys.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and experience with conflicts, new business intake, and research tools such as IntApp, CapitalIQ, Westlaw, and D&B.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Experience with conflicts, new business intake, or risk management.
• Experience resolving conflicts in a law firm.
• Knowledge of client, former client, and business conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Review and process requests for conflict searches and new matters.
• Conduct research using IntApp, D&B, CapitalIQ, and firm tools.
• Analyze results to identify potential conflicts.
• Summarize findings for review by attorneys.
• Ensure reports and intake requests are complete and accurate.
• Maintain records of research, decisions, and resolutions.
• Coordinate with departments to escalate or resolve issues.

Skills

Risk management

Conflict resolution

Policy compliance

Intake processes

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

IntApp

CapitalIQ

Westlaw

D&B

Job description

Pay: $75,000 - $85,000 with additional OT and Bonus

Position: Conflicts Analyst

In this capacity, the Conflicts Assistant will:

• Review and process incoming requests for conflict searches, new clients, new matters, related parties, and other firm business.
• Conduct comprehensive research and database searches using IntApp, D&B, CapitalIQ, and related firm systems and research tools.
• Analyze search results to identify potential issues, including possible conflicts rising from affiliates and corporate relationships.
• Differentiate relevant hits from false positives and clearly summarize findings for review.
• Ensure reports and intake requests are complete and accurate and work directly with assistants and attorneys to close information gaps and obtain missing information.
• Thoroughly research affiliations, family relationships, adverse parties, subsidiaries, parent companies, and other related entities.
• Assist with recommending resolution strategies, including waivers, consents, ethical walls, engagement terms, matter restrictions, and other risk mitigation measures.
• Prepare clear analyst summaries, conflict reports, and related communications.
• Monitor outstanding items for thorough processing and follow up to ensure proper closing of searches, database items, and requests that are no longer needed.
• Maintain complete and accurate records of research, analysis, decisions, approvals, and resolution steps.
• Apply firm policies, professional responsibility rules, and established procedures consistently while recognizing matters requiring escalation.
• Coordinate with Matter Maintenance, Records, Finance, Billing, Recruiting, and other departments as needed.

Requirement/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Prior conflicts, new business intake, or similar risk management experience
• Experience analyzing and resolving potential conflicts within a law firm environment
• Knowledge of current client, former client, lateral hire, positional, and business conflicts
• Experience using conflicts, intake, and workflow software applications such as IntApp
• Working knowledge of databases and reporting as they relate to conflicts and intake
• Experience with corporate research tools such as Capital IQ, Westlaw, and D&B